Safety-bar



IVI. B. ARIVIITAGE.

SAFETY BAR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-20, 1920.`

Patented oet. 1s, 1921.

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SAFETY BAR. APPLICATIoN FILED Nov. 2o. 1920.` 1,393,733. Patented 06'5. 18, 1921.

UNITED STATES MARJORIE BELLE ARMITAGE, OF COLORADQ SPRINGS, COLORADO.

SAFETY-Baia.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 18, 1921.

Application led November 2G, 1920. Serial No. 425,462.`

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, MARJORIE BELLE AR- Mrraer, a citizen of the United States, re siding at Colorado Springs, in the county of El Paso and State of Colorado, have invented a new and useful `Safety-Bar, of which the followinv is a specification.

This invention relates to guards, and more particularly to guards especially designed for use on street cars or the like for substantially closing the street at the rear of the car, to prevent vehicles from passing the car, when the same is at a standstill.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will be automatically operated with the opening and closing of the door, thereby eliminating the necessity of providing additional levers or operating mechanisms to require the attention of an attendant.

A further object of the invention is to provide a gate of this character which will be normally 'supported by a bracket at the rear of the car, in a vertical osition.

With the foregoing and ot er objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spiritof the invention.

Referring to the drawings:-

Figure 1 illustrates a side elevational view of a car showing the invention as applied.

Fig. 2 illustrates an end elevational view showing the gates or guards in their normal positions.

Fig. 3 illustrates an end elevational view showing one of the guards moved to a horizontal or operative position.

Fig. 4 illustrates a fragmental detail view of the connection between the guard and step of a car.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 5 designates a car, which is of a conventional design or struct-ure, and to which guards, constructed in accordance with the present invention, are applied, the present showing of the car being provided with folding doors indicated at 6, which doors simultaneously move a'step 7 into land out of operation, when the mechanism yi operated to open or close the" doors.

The operating mechanism includes a horiraontally disposed rod 8,- adapted to rotate in the bearing 9, the rod having a right angled portion 10 at one end thereof, adapted to be bolted or otherwise secured to the step 7, so that movement of the step 7, will cause the rod or shaftS to rotate in its bearing 9.

The outer end of the shaft- 8, extends to a point beyond the end of the car where the same is secured to the guard 1l, in a manner to cause the guard to move with the shaft 8, to move the guard into and out of operation. This guard 11 includes a pair of socket members which receive the side rods 12 of the guard, the side rods being connected at their ends by means of the rods 13, and intermediate their ends by means of the brace rods 14, there being provided a suitable lamp or signal indicated at 15, and carried by the end rod 13, so that the guard will be readily seen at night.

A bracket member is secured to the outer surface of the vestibule of a car, which bracket member is indicated at 16, and is of the spring type, so that when the guard is moved to an inoperative position as'indicated by Fig. 2 of the drawings, the same will engage the clamp and support the guard against movement or displacement accidentally.

From the foregoing it will be seen that when a car door is operated, or moved to its open position, the guard falls down to a position as indicated by Fig. 3 of the drawings, the same falling within the path of travel of vehicles which would pass the car, to obstruct such passage, and insure persons alighting from the car against being injured by oassing vehicles.

I aving thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is v l. In combination with a hinged step of a car, a guard, a shaft having a right angled extremity connected to the step, one end of the guard being secured to the shaft to move therewith, and said guard adapted to move to a horizontal position at one side of the car.

2. In combination with a hinged step. of a car, a hinged guard member having con- 'nection With the step to move therewith, said guard member adapted to move to a horizontal position at one side of the car.

i 3.A In combination with a hinged step of a car, a'pivoted guard, means for connecting the guard member to the step, soV that movement of the step produces a relative movement of the guard', said guard member being adapted to be moved to a position to obstruct the path of travel of vehicles moving at one side' of the car. p

4. In combination With a hinged step of a car, a hinged guard member having connection Withthe step to move therewith, saidY outer ends thereof, brace rods for holdingl v the r'st mentioned rode in spaced relation with each other, and a bracket member for supporting the Vguard in a vertical position. YIn testimony that I claim theforego'ing as my ovvn, I have hereto ahXed mysignature in the presence of tvvo Witnesses.

MAR'JORI'E BELLE ARMITAGE.

Witnesses: i v

E.V C. WITTEN, lM. J.r KINSMAN.V 

